Some wild reptile and amphibian shots

[Pareeeee]

Was looking through some of my thousands of photos and found some that I thought you guys would like.

Lead Back phase of the Red Back Salamander (fun fact, they are in a group known as lungless salamanders, they breathe through their skin and the lining of the roof of their mouths)
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/Pareeeee/Camo2.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/Pareeeee/Camo.jpg

Red Back Phase
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/Pareeeee/Redback3.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/Pareeeee/Redback2.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/Pareeeee/Redback1.jpg

Teeny Leopard Frog
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/Pareeeee/LeopardFrogJuvenile1.jpg

Big Leopard Frog
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/Pareeeee/IMG_5992.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/Pareeeee/IMG_5986.jpg

[Pareeeee]

Eastern Garter Snake (I think...Infernalis, can you confirm?)
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/Pareeeee/GARTER3-1.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/Pareeeee/garter.jpg

A photogenic American Toad
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/Pareeeee/CommonToad17.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/Pareeeee/CommonToad14.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/Pareeeee/CommonToad10.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/Pareeeee/CommonToad7.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/Pareeeee/CommonToad5.jpg

Gray Tree Frog Juvenile
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/Pareeeee/2006-07-2419.jpg

[EmbraceCalamity]

Oh my god! I love the grey tree frog! All very beautiful pics though.

~Maggot

[BarelyBreathing]

Great photos, cool finds! They grey tree frog is also my favorite.

[Pareeeee]

Thanks guys!

Oh my god! I love the grey tree frog! All very beautiful pics though.
Great photos, cool finds! They grey tree frog is also my favorite.

I have more shots of him, but am too tired to upload them now. I will try to post them tomorrow ;)

[Pareeeee]

As promised, more photos of the juvenile Gray Tree Frog. I caught him, set him on a flower, and he proceeded to grant me many adorable photo ops. Sadly, that was before I had my Canon, so the photos are a little lacking in quality, not too bad though.
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/Pareeeee/2006-07-2413.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/Pareeeee/2006-07-2411.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/Pareeeee/2006-07-246.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/Pareeeee/2006-07-245.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/Pareeeee/2006-07-244.jpg

Also some more photos I ran across on my computer...

Adult female Spring Peeper
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/Pareeeee/DSCF0026-1.jpghttp://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/Pareeeee/DSCF0023.jpg
(when I was younger, I used to successfully raise these guys, as well as Gray Tree Frogs, from tadpole to frog, then release them back to the wild. What a rewarding experience! Makes me want to do it again. You would not believe how adorable little tree-frogs can be when they are little more than 1/4 inch long!)

[Lankyrob]

Lol, if those are poor pictures i want to see some good ones! They are amazing! :)

[Pareeeee]

Another Lead Back phase of the Red Back Salamander
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/Pareeeee/2010-08-198.jpg

Red Efts (Juvenile phase of the Eastern Spotted Newt. They are dry - like a toad!)
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/Pareeeee/07-07-2006082.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/Pareeeee/07-07-2006062.jpg
The tiniest little baby!!!
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/Pareeeee/RedEftApril20099.jpg

Kayaking this past summer - caught this guy right out of the boat, after some chasing in my kayak. He was racing me in my kayak - and almost won. Then he musked me as a reward.
Northern Water Snake
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/Pareeeee/DSCI0120.jpg

Big male Painted Turtle, same kayak trip
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/Pareeeee/DSCI0106.jpg

Frogs really do sit on lily pads!
Small Bullfrog (actually he was pretty big, but compared to the biggest one I've seen (1lb) he looked small to me)
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/Pareeeee/DSCI0092.jpg

[Pareeeee]

Lol, if those are poor pictures i want to see some good ones! They are amazing! :)

LOL thanks. I can see how my Canon has spoiled me...my old Fuji really was pretty good for its price, I have to admit.

[Pareeeee]

Amphibians are literally everywhere here. Much easier to find than reptiles.

[Trent]

Great shots!

[Pareeeee]

A spectacular Green Frog. Green Frogs normally aren't this bright green, or this metallic. He obviously has some hyper-pigmentation.
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/Pareeeee/IMG_5568.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/Pareeeee/IMG_5567.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/Pareeeee/IMG_5566.jpg

Another Green Frog - you can really see how different individuals can look from each other. It took me a while to decide whether these were Mink or Green Frogs at first. This is most likely a female due to the small tympanum (ear drum) in comparison to the eye.
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/Pareeeee/IMG_5558.jpg

Mink or Juvenile Green Frog - not sure, couldn't see ridges.
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/Pareeeee/IMG_5564.jpg
Can you spot all 3?
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/Pareeeee/IMG_5563.jpg

[BarelyBreathing]

Ah, beautiful!

[Pareeeee]

LOL I just checked the contents of my photo folder on my computer. I have 26,433 photos and the folder is 60.4 GB.

[Mark Taylor]

They are cool as f*** thanks for sharing.

[Sophia'sSophia]

That first garter picture blows my mind. They're all fabulous, but that one is just perfect in my eyes!

[Pareeeee]

That first garter picture blows my mind. They're all fabulous, but that one is just perfect in my eyes!

Thanks! That was probably taken about 8 or 9 years ago, on a little old camera, lol. First pic of a garter I had taken. I was amazed how it turned out. I remember the history behind almost every photo I've taken, even though I have thousands! Selective memory, lol. I remember stuff like that, but I forget important things. :rolleyes:

[sws]

love you photos. you did great on them.^^ special love the frog ones i have a soft spot for frog from when i lived near a pond that had so many tree frogs, would catch and release just to examine the dif colors and patterns.

[Laery]

Great work, wonderful shots!

[Pareeeee]

Thanks everyone :)

[infernalis]

Yes indeed, Eastern Garter Snake, Thamnophis Sirtalis Sirtalis...

and your photos are brilliant, love them all.

[Alastor]

Amazing photos! I was glad to see it.